Suzanne Weakley, editor-in-chief of the CEB Business Law Practitioner, recently called my attention to this letter from six professors at U.C. Berkeley (Robert P. Bartlett III, Richard Buxbaum, Stavros Gadinis, Justin...more

On August 14, 2014, in Liu Meng-Lin v. Siemens AG, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously held that the whistleblowing provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...more

In a short ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White recently tackled a claim by a former employer that its departed employee had committed securities fraud when he allegedly failed to disclose that the price offered...more

The United States Supreme Court is now in session and three cases stand out on the docket that private employers will want to follow. While not the blockbusters heard during the Court’s last session, these cases will address...more

Most in-house lawyers, if they're fortunate, haven't bumped up against the Fifth Amendment and its related issues since the bar exam. After all, the so-called "nickel" typically arises solely in the criminal context, and...more

Our latest Corporate Law Report looks at:
- top ways to manage cyber risks in the workplace;
- the growing trend of employees bringing their own electronic devices (BYOD) to work;
- new reporting requirements as a result...more

IN THIS ISSUE:
*Employers Need Not Accommodate Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana
*NEWS BITES:
..Unnecessarily Broad Background Checks Halted As An Invasion Of Privacy
..FMLA Now Covers Leave To Care For Members Of...more